Air-pervious clothing



July i8,` 1944. A. BARONE AIR-PERvIoUs CLOTHING Filed Feb. 15, 1943 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.- I /inhony Barone ,July 18, 1944- A. BARONE2,353,984.

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BY lHuang B-arqne flgt.

Patented July 18, 1944 I v-Amriii'tvions enorm e. u j AnthpnyBameNflw-Yorajn. l y Application February-,15, 1943;.Serial No. 475,874

-M'y invention relates to improvements inair--v pervious clothing' andmore particularly toA a 'sys-l tem 'of interrupted seams Vand`-apertures` which provide yopenings for the entrance of voooh-'freshair to thebody and which `permitbodylheat to escaper f jf; ,1.2. i

Endeavors have been. madey to "manufacture summer clothing-ofair-pervious cloth-fand such cloth,` however, is usually very thinand'not sturdy enoughto/Withstand the rough-usage to which 1.0workmensclothes, uniforms, sport clothes, riding outfits,'and the likeare usually subjected;` Y. f

Thel main object of my invention is,therefore, the provision of clothingwhichcan-be made of normal cloth and-if necessary-of heavy,` sturdy i5cloth, but which,` nevertheless, provides for 'cooling, breathing, andVentilating of thosepartsof the human body on which the mostperspirationx develops, .as for instance around the neck, ati the Ichest, the armpits, near thewaistline, andbetw'ee'n'A j20 the legs. 1 c'Y Si L Another object of my invention vlis the provision of interruptedseams which normally have prac@ tically the `same appearance -asuninterrupted seams, butwliich formcpenings if=tlie' persorr 25 assumescertain positionslor carries out'c'ertain? movements;v for instance,interrupted seams'o'n trousers according 'to' the present invention,whichl will be explainedhereinafter, willfh'avev the 'ape'4 pearance ofnormal seams -when the v*person stands; 30 in an'uprightposition,AWhereas openings Ivvill' occur at-the places where the's'eams'areinterv rupted 'if the person sits down or walks'. SomeA o'fv theseopenings will-while the p erson is walking``-` alternately bef'openedand-closedso that th openings are hardly visible.l y

Still another object of my invention is'the pro-"x vision 'of apertures'of various sizes at places which arenormally covered by an overlappingpiece of` cloth, or by plaits, or the like in such a manner 40 that theapertures are invisible but are adapted to allow circulation of airthrough them.

Further objects of the instant invention reside in any novel feature ofconstruction or arrange- 45 ment or novel combination of parts presentin the embodiment of the invention described and shown in theaccompanying drawings whether within or Without the scope of theappended claim and irrespective of other specific statements as to the50 scope of the invention contained herein.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of two pieces of cloth-which are secured to eachother by an interrupted seam according to the present invention; 55

Fig.12iis aside elevation of the pieces of cloth shown infFig. 1. l' l IFig. 4 yis a 'sectional' view onthev -line 4-4 of .-'Fig. 5\`is" a planview--o'f two pieces ofcloth connectedsto'each other by threeinterrupted seams and'.y aistripf-forming anv air channel or casingalong the seams;

#Figitdis asectional view on the line 6-6 of pig 5;

.'T is asectional view on the line 1-1 of Figtf?" j i -f 15 Fig. 8 isaplan .view .of twofpieces of cloth connected to'each otherby threeinterrupted seams andby alstrip covering the interruptions of the mainseam; f.: l .l f

"Fig. 9'is a-sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is ia-'sectional view on'the line ID-ID of -Fig..11 is a topplan view of a modification of the channel-and Iseams arrangementshownin Figs. 5 to 'if-inclusive; 1 l r Fig.' 12 vis ia sectinal'view on Ytheline l2-I 2 of Figi 11:5, A o y Fig. 13 is a side elevation of themodification shown in Figs. `11 and 12; f1 V v:F.g.v .1.4V is a rearplan Viewv of the 'modification shown in Figs. 11 to 13 inclusive;

j-Fig. 15;is a'fsectionalviewlof an inverted box plait on. the line l5;-'I 5 of. Fig.' l'17 ..,Fig..' 16 isanotherfsectional view of theinverted boxplait-onthe'line Iii-I6 of Fig.- 17;

3Fig.f1 7f isf a plan-viewofra piece of cloth forming an .nvertedfboxp1ait;.: L I

AFigi 18,. isauiagrammaucal top p1anview of a pair of trousers made inaccordance with the present invention;

Fig. 19 is a diagrammatical front elevation of ythe pair of trousersshown in Fig. 18.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

- Referring rst to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, a piece I of cloth is securedto another piece 2 by means oi an interrupted double seam 3, theinterruptions oi said seam providing openings 4 through which air can owas indicated by arrows in Fig. 4.

To improve the permeability, the pieces l and 2 can be joined-as shownin Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive-at a small distance from their edges 5 and 6by an interrupted main seam 1, providing openings 8 at the interruptionsof said main seams 1, and the edges 5 and 6 can be connected to a Strip9 by means of interrupted seams III and I I in such a manner that acasing or channel I2 is formed Y through which a coil I4 may extend inorder to keep the casing or channel always open. The coil may be of anydesired shape or material. I prefer to make the coil of light, resilientmaterial, for instance of horse hair, and to make it of triangularprofile as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, or of oval profile as shown in Fig.12, or round (not shown). The coil will not only keep the casingV orchannel l2 open, but it will also keep the; openings 8, at theinterruptions of the main seam, and the openings I6 and I1, at theinterruptions of the seams I0 and I I, open so that always a suicientcirculation of air is assured. i

A similar seam system as shown in Figs. Ato inclusive is the oneillustrated in Figs. '8 toA 10' inclusive, where it will beseen, that..the pieces` I and 2 are also connected to each other by an interruptedmain seam 1 leaving openings '8,' and theouter edges 5 and 6yofrthepieces I and 2 are connected to a strip 9l byinterrupted seamsIII and II so that aircan circulate through the openings 8, which arecovered by the-,strip 9, and through the openings 4which occur attheinterruptions of the seams I0 and II. The..strip Q may beat the outerorl innerside ofthe garment; v,particularly in the case of uniforms Iprefer tov c over the interrupted seams by outside strips. x

r If wider openings are, desiredthe seam systern illustrated in Figs. 1lto 14 inclusive may be used; in this case the pieces I .and 2, are. alsoconnected to each other by an interrupted main seam 1, butat theinterruptions of this seam 1 there are apertures I9., and in alignmentWith these apertures I9 there arerecesse's 20 at both sides of the strip9. I prefer to use:.for.this system av coil 2l QI .,ovahprofile,` asshown `.in Fig. 12. The system shown infFigs. `11,'t0 14v inclusive canalso be used if a row of apertures I9is in one single piece of cloth andifAthese apertures should be covered at theinner .,onouter. side `by astrip 9 so as to form an always open airchannel I2. This use of thesystem ofFigs. 11:to.14'is.so l

obvious that it is not necessary to show itl in the drawings. .,f. l..The coil 2| (and/or Ul)V can be .held in place by meansv of a hook 22and an eye, as shown the top of Figs. 11, 13, andlfl. j

In connection with..the various. interrupted seams and aperturespreviously..referredf to, lI prefer to use also inverted.boxmlaits', oneexample of which is 4shown in Figs.-.15 to 1'1Jinelusive. To provide forcirculation of air through said box plaits, I prefer to. pr'ovideone ortwo rows' of apertures 21 in the rearpartf28 fof the inverted box plaitand to keep the inverted box plait in shape by means of interruptedseams 29 with openings 30 at the interruptions of said seams 29. In thiscase the air can pass from the openings 21 through the openings 30 tothe body, and the openings 21 are completely invisible, whereas theopenings 30 are covered at the inner side by the part 28.

The various systems described above can be used, for instance, ontrousers as shown in the diagrams'Figs.- 18 and 19 oron shirts and thelike. The seam system of Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive Y vof Figs. 8 to 10inclusive may be used for the Aso inner trousers legs seams 32 or forshirt seams and the like; the seam system of Figs. 5 to '1 inclusive orof Figs. 8 to l0 inclusive or of Figs. 11

' "t'o'17inclusive may be used for outer trousers legs seams 43; theseam systems of Figs. 5 to '1 or of Figs. 11 to 14 inclusive may beused-in connecvtion with small coilsfor the trousers patch seams45; the.seamsystem ofv Figs. 8 to 1Q inclusive may be used for the trousers rearpart 41. Although the applicationof, Amy seamsystems and. apertures isshown only in they example of a pair of trousers, itwillbe obvious thattheseseam systems and apertures can also be used for any otherv ,typesAof garments, apparels, coats, andthe like.V j l `prefer to make theapertures and openings at ,.theinterruptions of seams larger and toplace them at smaller distances from each other at parts ofthe-garments. which arci adjacent to strongly perspiringI parts of thev.body than at parts of the garments which are adjacentto lessperspiringparts of the body. Y v Further modiicationswill be apparent tothose skilled in the artV and it is desired, therefore, that myinventionbe limited only by the prior art and the scoperoithe appendedclaim.

kHaving-thus .described my invention, .what I claimand desire ,to secureby Letters Patent in the United States is:

, A seam for ventilatingia garment between adjoining.J garment sections;the garment sections beingI joined vtogether by'van interrupted seam,theN interrupted parts forming openings through the` garment, 1.a stripmember positioned over the seam and the interruptedparts, thestripmembethel/ins; each 9i. its edgesv secured .to the re- Spectivegarment section` by'anjinterrupted seam, means fonmaintainingaspacedrelation between thegarment sections yand said-gstrip, said means beingsubstantially coextensive with. `the virst mentioned interrupted seamandpositioned between the garment'sectionand strip'whereby the, spacethus formed permits circulation `of vairy

